QuickCheck: Can an animal be elected into office?

Stubbs the cat, who was known as the four-legged honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, in the United States for approximately 20 years, is one of the most internet-popular fluffy officials. - Photo by: Jenni Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

HAVE you ever scrolled on social media, stumbled across an adorable animal video and jokingly thought to yourself, "Yeah, I wouldn't mind if this was my elected representative?"

Well, you are most definitely not alone on that thought! It begs the question, can an animal run for office?